As printed in VegFamily: The Magazine for Vegan Family Living.

So you've decided to go vegan. Good for you. This morally conscious choice makes you feel really good about yourself. You're helping the animals by reducing animal suffering, helping the environment and the planet in the best way you know how. Hooray! Not too mention all that bountiful wholesome food selections such as grains, beans, vegetables and fruit. With all of these wonderful vitamins and minerals flowing through your body, you feel you've made the healthiest decision possible, and in many ways you have! But then the scale starts to creep up on you, often for the first time and you say, "Wait a minute, that wasn't supposed to happen". Before you abandon your Veggie Burger for an In-N-Out Burger, there is hope.